Mika In Real Life

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK AUGUST 2022''Definitely ''best books of 2022'' material!'' GLAMOUR''A funny, touching celebration of second chances'' MAIL ON SUNDAY''Warm, funny and a brilliant read'' SUN''By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read'' HOLLY MILLER, author of The Sight of You________Penny Calvin has questions.Placed for adoption sixteen years ago, she''s desperate to get to know the mother she''s never met.Mika Suzuki just wants to hide.Jobless, single and living in a chaotic flat share, she can''t bear her daughter knowing her life is a mess. So, when Penny gets in touch, Mika tells a few white lies, pretending to have it all - a career, partner and money.Keeping up the pretence over the phone is one thing. But when Penny and her widowed adoptive father Thomas spring a visit on Mika, things get complicated.By coming clean about the secrets in her past, will Mika finally get the life she dreamed of?Or will she lose it all?________''An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself'' Good Housekeeping''Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple'' i''A sheer delight'' Rochelle Weinstein''Had me laughing, crying and cheering'' Lauren Kate''Hilarious, tender and very real . . . for every human trying to figure it out'' Nancy Jooyoun Kim''With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit'' Bookseller, Editor''s Choice

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